Ogura Takes Over the Lead
Level 20
: Blinds 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Eng Soon Ewe lost another small pot in a battle of the blinds with Ajitpal Singh and the next hand saw an open raise to 200,000 by Gary Thompson with the J?10?. Takashi Ogura flat-called with the 4?4? in the big blind and both players checked the 8?7?3? flop, which led them to the Q? turn.
Ogura checked again and Thompson bet 170,000 into 550,000, as Ogura stuck around with his pair. The Japanese checked the 8? river, too, and Thompson mulled over his next move for a while. The Irishman checked it down and Ogura won the pot to take over the lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,000,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
4,000,000
-400,000
|
-400,000 |